Steve Lomax, Ranger Safety officer, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., watches race action at the start of the 235-mile-long course during the 12th annual King of the Hammers racing and rock-crawling event, Feb. 4, 2019. The nine-day event, held on public lands adjacent to the Combat Center, draws more than 50,000 competitors and spectators from around the world to Johnson Valley each year.

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